Ebony Update

Hey everyone!

We hope you had a spook-tacualar Halloween! (Yeah, okay, I know it’s the most overused and cheesy line everrrr)
We just want to update you on what’s happening on the blog for the next few weeks. We have our end of year exams coming up so we’re, let’s put it like this, ‘taking a break’. But don’t worry we’ll be back on with brand new stuff (we’re adding a few pages and making some others redundant) because after the exams we have… HOLIDAYS!! (NZ, Southern hemisphere… yeah, we get a looooong Christmas/Summer holiday meshed into one. And as weird as it is to you Northern Hemispherers we celebrate Christmas in the summer…! Which is good coz we’re real BBQ people down here) =] ). If you have exams coming up too and would like some tips, check out our How To Survive Exam Prep post (just type it into the search and hit enter…!).

Right, so back to the point… We’re (as you might know already) giving Ebony Ink a makeover!! Which means we’re changing it totally. We’ve already managed to give it a brand new look in between studying our brains to mush for the exams, and now we’re going to change the content too. We think we should let you guys know what’s coming (and going), because after all the blog is all for you. So here’s how it goes:

• We are getting rid of our Books, Movies and Music page, so say goodbye to that!
• We are considering removing the Embarrassing Stories page
• We will be adding a Quotes page
• We will add a pictures/photo page
• We are still working on the layout and look of the blog (of which 50% is done but there is still room for tweaks in that 50)

If you have any comments/suggestions/questions you can drop us a comment and we’ll be sure to get back. Or you can email us on ebony_ink@live.com (we won’t spam your email or use it for… I don’t know… dodgy stuff or anything! We’re trustworthy people).

So have a good time while we suffer and struggle through hours of torture in the examination room… =( BUT we’ll be back with all the new stuff we’ve promised (more or less… we might decide to make a few changes =P) but ultimately you guys are in on the plan!!

We’re giving Ebony Ink a Makeover (finally)

We’ve been thinking about it a while, and now we’re finally putting it to action. We’re renovating the blog, TOTALLY so bookmark us and check back, you’ll find something a little less haphazard and a lot more fresh.

Please help us out by doing this quick poll, any suggestions/comments are much appreciated! =)
It’s only a couple of minutes but it would help us A LOT!! (sorry about the bad format. i’m not on good terms with this thing today)

The Halloween Post

Having trouble deciding your Halloween costume? Try making this undeniably awesome headless bride costume from Instructibles.com. There are step by step instructions on how to make it. If that’s a bit of a handful for ya you’ll find some easier things too. If you want you can just enjoy the picture and move on =D.

Now that's what I call talent. And awesomeness.

Would you like a groom with that?

Who said you need a head to bowl?

Here are a couple of short, ’scary’ and ‘true’ stories I found on the internet. (If you’re planning on that headless bride costume, you should read the first short story… you can tell people a whole story behind the headlessness!)

There’s a bridge called “Covert’s Crossing” or “Covert’s Bridge” up in New Castle. A young couple had gotten married on Halloween. Around midnight, they were riding in a horse drawn carriage across the bridge at the same time a car was. The bridge was only one lane, so by the time they saw each other it was too late. Story has it that they crashed and the hubcap of the car flew off, decapitating the bride. The police never found her head or the body of the groom. Its been said that if you sit on the bridge on Halloween night around midnight, you can see the headless bride standing on some rocks in the river. They don’t know if she is looking for her head or her lost love.

Here’s one I heard on the radio from a woman who told her story about seeing a ghost, which is scary: A few years ago, the woman and her family had just moved to a new house somewhere in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One night, her baby son was crying so she got out of bed and went to see him. Suddenly, the baby stopped crying. The woman knew that he must have fallen asleep so she went back to bed. A few hours later, the baby cried again, so she got up and went over to check again. As she opened the door to her son’s room, she saw a boy, about 6 or 7 years old, calming the baby down. When he saw the woman, he disappeared. The woman was shocked and later told her neighbours what happened. The neighbours already knew about the ghost and told her that there was a boy who died from an illness, about 80 years ago, and was buried under the exact place where her baby son’s room is.

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Mum Admits to ‘Balloon Boy Hoax’

Some people are just outright crazy. Seriously.

Miley Deletes Twitter!

News is that Miley Cyrus deleted her Twitter… here’s the dish from the fast-talking guy:

Taylor Lautner Singing Miley Cyrus Song

lol, this vid is worth checking out. this is two of the most popular stars merging and is a once in a lifetime thing (maybe thats an exaggeration but u get what i mean) so check it out…

Ebony Ink On Facebook!

We are now on Facebook! There will be fortnightly updates on there about our blog and lots more. =)

I figured I should put the link here if it’s going to do any good.

Join us, enjoy us, love us!

Much loved Sponge turning to scum?

I love Spongebob. I really do. Who can’t love a neurotic, immature sponge who lives in a pineapple and is best friends with a brainless starfish? (Well…. my Mum HATES him…) I used to love watching the senseless episodes, lazing about after school, until recently, I have noticed a change…
Has the rating changed from G to PG? The witty humour from the old episodes has been replaced by matter that is a bit too mature for the majority of the audience that are fans of the show (and i’m talking Primary kids here- five to about ten years of age)…
I was flicking through the channels the other day, looking for something to watch so I didn’t have to do my homework (well, that always has been my favourite form of procrastinating) and I just caught the end of a SB episode, where Spongebob, Patrick and Mr. Krabs were going on a panty raid or something similarly sleazy. It wasn’t so much what was being said or done was but how it was being said and done. I found it kind of disturbing… especially when it turned out to be Mr. Krabs’ mother’s underwear drawer they were messing around with.  (I asked someone at school the next day [yes we still talk about cartoons, and no we are not too old to be discussing cartoons in math class] and the episode had been about Mr. Krabs feeling like he was old so he went for a day out with Spongebob and Pat. I later found out [thank you Google!] the episode’s called Mid-Life Crustacean, so check it out if you’re curious). This was only one of those examples.

I mean, after some more research into this (what would I do without Google?) I found that I am not the only person who has noticed this, change. Or have I  just started to notice it? Has it seriously always been like this? I read up a grandparent’s concern on the kind of behaviour that is being  conveyed through the show, and how their granddaughter said something that they didn’t like and they had heard it on a Spongebob episode.

This is a much debated opinion but I think it depends on the child, really, whether they can differentiate between real life and what they see behind the box or not. And here I’m referring to kids around the age of 5-6. This may sound ridiculous and just slightly off topic but seriously, kids know a lot more than what they show, so don’t be fooled by the innocence you see in their eyes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying kids aren’t innocent, (with a 3-year-old brother of my own, I know they are)but their ability to understand and know things should not be underestimated.

Although, as surprised as I was by this ‘change’ and wasn’t totally impressed by it, I have to make a point here; kids perceive cartoons differently from adults. You’d think they would catch on but they don’t or you’d think they noticed but they didn’t… And yes, watch carefully and you’ll notice that almost ALL cartoons have some sort of adult matter cleverly woven into them, just to amuse any parents that may be watching the show with their kids. It’s something I’ve noticed myself. So taking this point, maybe the hidden humour is getting where it should but getting the wrong reaction. Just something to ponder over; maybe what you’re seeing is not meant for the kids but you.

But there is one thing you can’t really deny here and that is that they will hear much worse out on the streets or on a trip to the mall than they will on Spongebob. The best you can do is teach them from wrong to right. Talk to them about what’s acceptable and what is not.

I would really like to hear some opinions on this, not just from parents or grandparents but from everyone. So drop a comment because  I am keen to hear some opinions that are out there and whether you let your children/grandchildren or you yourself watch the show and what you think of it. Innocent fun or not quite so?

New “New Moon” Pics…

okay, like i said i am not a twilight fan anymore but i’m still sorta a Taylor Lautner fan and i definitely like Dakota Fanning’s red eyes. So i went in to the net, explored around a little and found the latest pics/posters of New Moon…

only one problem with Taylor Lautner…his face doesn’t seem to be in proportion with his body and his arms are too muscular for a young dude. Just a thought. Taylor Lautner fans please don’t take it too deep in to your hearts.

To be honest, i find this image a tad bit disturbing specially the first time i saw it…and what is up with Edward’s eyes? He looks like he’s been crying for an hour before this photo shoot! No offence Edward…and it doesn’t look too bad on him, anyway.

While i’m at it, i’ll add in the New Moon trailer (although it’s been ages since it was released)…

Midnight Youth Interview

Hey people, I found this pretty cool interview of Midnight Youth from billboard.com and I thought I’d put it up. They tell you a bit about how they became this super-cool, super-famous band from little NZ. I guess that’s kind of why I’m putting this up, people don’t seem to know that they’re from NZ!!
It also has bits of them playing an acoustic live version of The Letter (non-acoustic in the Music section!)

Enjoy!
*By the way, it does take a while to load, so sorry about that*

Don’t forget to check out other songs from Midnight Youth in the Music section of Ebony Ink!!